cross posted from Penigma.bogspot.com: If they cheat to get elected, how can you expect those people from that kind of a party to give you honest government? Clearly, you can’t expect honest government, and the conservatives who do it won’t deliver it to you – and neither will those who don’t engage in corruption, but still are [...]
Trayvon Martin is a young black teen in Florida who was unarmed, walking home from the store with a pocket full of candy for his brother, minding his own business, when he was shot by a vigilante self-appointed neighborhood watch captain with a history of violence. The case, which arises out of the Florida Castle [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) proudly encourages citizens to visit his Stop The Pork website to learn about wasteful government spending. Yet, there is another kind of Pork that Mr. Kline does not talk about … the Pork we eat and the whole Agricultural Subsidy programs … and the Kline family farm that participates in that subsidy [...]
“I’ve got mine—good luck getting yours.” I thought the ME generation was those that were born in the 1970’s but based on the 2010 Elections, it seems the ME generation is the BabyBoomers (those born between 1946 and 1964). James Surowiecki writes about the shift in senior citizens voters. Here are his key points : [...]
Tom Emmer offered some interesting observations during the campaign … – We live in a world where spending beyond our means is not an option – The elimination of wasteful government spending starts with the elected officials who are the watchdogs of the state taxpayer dollar – Put the people first – not government bureaucracies, [...]
Political advertisements have targets– “Pawns” and “Lemmings”. In every political advertisement there is a message … while we may not perceive it right away and it may not be “100% truthful”, it is there. It’s all about motivating us to think one way … some may even call it propaganda. While “death panels” may illicit [...]
The handwriting was on the wall, yet why did it take so long ? Al Quie has finally formally announced his endorsement in Minnesota’s First District. After fellow Republicans Dave Durenburger and Arne Carlson had endorsed Tim Walz (D-MN-01) for another term, there may have been some wondering what Al Quie would do. After all, [...]
Thomas Friedman writes another great column … first, lamenting about our choices this election and candidates that are promoting many of the very same ideas that got us into this mess. Am I hearing right ? Let’s have more tax cuts, unlinked to any specific spending cuts and while we’re still fighting two wars — [...]
Minnesota Twin fans know the nightmare … you’ve watched the game … saw the team work hard putting together the necessary hits to take an early lead … watched as the lead expanded throughout the middle innings … then the sleepy eyes takeover and you doze off during the last inning … only to wake [...]
The Conventional Wisdom is that the problem with schools today is that too many lazy, underperforming students just get passed from grade to grade without thoughtful evaluation of their worthiness … well, that must be the process that the ECM editorial staff used to endorse John Kline to represent Minnesota’s Second District. As Dave Mindeman [...]
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Graphic artist and blogger Mario Piperni, that's who. Amazing graphics, great stories.
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